Life – Page 4 – The words of Valerie Griswold-Ford

(personal/writing) Writing in the wind

By Val February 3, 2016 advent, goals, health, personal, sca, secret project, time management, writing 2 Comments

I’m currently sitting in a comfy chair in an infusion room at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, with an IV in my arm, waiting for my next Remicade infusion. It’s…

(personal) Tea, and the quitting of soda

By Val January 18, 2016 food, goals, health, personal 2 Comments

I love tea. It’s no secret that I love tea, and that I am a wee bit of a tea snob (yes, Molly totally gets it from me, except that…

(personal/writing/advent) New Year brings new opportunities

By Val January 3, 2016 advent, con schedule, goals, health, pendragon, personal, resonant frequencies, weekly updates, writing 1 Comment

It’s the beginning of a new year, and one I’m hoping is better than last year. No, one I will MAKE better than next year. I’m recommitting to…

(writing/personal) Nano on the horizon!

By Val October 26, 2015 advent, goals, nanowrimo, resonant frequencies, writing 2 Comments

I can’t believe it’s nearly November. This year has flown by. You know what else I can’t believe? I’m going to try and write two novels in November. Yes, I’m…

(weekly update) It’s Sunday again – a day of rest, right? No.

By Val October 11, 2015 advent, goals, health, personal, weekly updates 1 Comment

Well, in a way it is. I’m in my favorite sweat pants and my DKP teeshirt, and I have no intention of changing. I’m going to move at a pace…

(writing) NaNo is coming!

By Val September 30, 2015 advent, ghost hunting, nanowrimo, resonant frequencies, writing No Comments

It’s getting colder. I have my first cold of the fall (joy. It didn’t even wait for September 23 to come in, and it’s really overstaying its welcome. But I…

(personal/writing) A blissful, lazy Sunday

By Val September 20, 2015 advent, food, ghost hunting, resonant frequencies, weekly updates, writing 1 Comment

I don’t get many of these anymore. I slept late, had my shake for breakfast (for those who don’t know, I’m doing the Herbalife program right now, and it’s FABULOUS), and…

(writing) More words!

By Val September 16, 2015 advent, ghost hunting, resonant frequencies, writing No Comments

So, um, yeah, I haven’t been writing. *sigh* Well, I am now! Not only am I working on a new book (titled Resonant Frequencies, and quite possibly the beginning of a…

(writing/personal) blowing the dust out of the corners

By Val August 19, 2015 advent, ghost hunting, pendragon, personal, resonant frequencies, writing 1 Comment

Good thing that it’s only electronic dust, because lord, there is a lot of it! I have been dealing with depression, family illness, and stress, so I haven’t been writing.…

Trials and Tribulations, or why can’t Val update a blog on a regular basis?

By Val June 10, 2015 advent, goals, health, metrics, personal, time management, to-do, writing 2 Comments

Of course, this could be titled “Why can’t Val do anything on a regular basis?” I seem to have issues with regularity, and I wonder why. It could be…